MaNaGE as a MANAGER

Carlson, a Spanish researcher and a pioneer in management came up with a study to understand managerial behavioral patterns.He documented several aspects of a manager's functions and their impacts.

I found that his study and those of his colleagues were extremely relevant to what i had observed in my work environment.

Researchers have observed that there is a gap between that which the classical management theories advocate and what is practical and routine for a manager. For example, there is more to a manager's functions than just planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, staffing, controlling and coordinating.It is more like pilot training, where job training is essential, inspite of the involvement of the theoritical aspects.

Carlson talks about the number of interruptions that a manager has to face during his work and the nature of the work load. I can easily link this phenomenon with the manager of accounts in SBT. He had very little undisturbed time to carry out his routine activities ( daily transactions), thanks to the number of people lining up in front of his desk for various payments. This meant, he had even lesser time to direct people around him, monitor or allocate resources effectiently.
I completely agree with Carlson where he mentions how this could affect the job as well as the individual. As per his analysis, this phenomenon could lead to 'intellectual isolation' and affect his family and personal life.

Managing is more about being responsive, rather than analytical -Stewart, another management guru mentions. But i believe, it is all about multitasking. It is about being able to compartmentalize not only resources, but one's brain to accomadate several aspects of the work in an organization.

In fact, this ideaology could be utilized in daily lives as students, or mothers, or while carrying out different responsibilites in differenct chairs.